| Nikiforos | |
| Name Local: | Νικηφόρος |
| Type: | municipal unit |
| Periph: | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Periphunit: | Drama |
| Municipality: | Paranesti |
| Pop Community: | 240 |
| Pop Municunit: | 1849 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Area Municunit: | 241.0 |
| Coordinates: | 41.1667°N 43°W |
| Licence: | ΡΜ |
Nikiforos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Νικηφόρος, Turkish: Nusretli)[1] [2] is a village and a former municipality in the Drama regional unit, of East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been a municipal unit of the municipality of Paranesti.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 240.998 km2.[4] The 2021 census reported a population of 1,849 inhabitants in the municipal unit and 240 in the community.
The Rumelia Turkish folk song "Drama Köprüsü" (Bridge Of Drama), is set near Nikiforos. The two- to three-century-old bridge has been located between Nikiforos and the nearby village of Karyafiton. Research was conducted by Nikos Latsistalis, the chairman of the Drama Asia Minor Refugees Association with the help of a Turkish refugee from Drama to Bursa.[5] [6]
The settlement is served by Nikiforos railway station on the Thessaloniki-Alexandroupoli line, with daily services to Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis.
